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CADEX Helmet Study Drop Tower Upgrade

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (7523) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6620 | Last Modified: 05/24/2023

Procurement Summary

This purchase is part of the CDC/NIOSH LQMS Lab Modernization effort. The existing drop tower was built in 2014. Its mechanical system, instrumentation, data acquisition (DAQ) system, and software are out of date. NIOSH’s cutting-edge research would only be possible with state-of-the-art testing equipment. This procurement is to purchase CADEX 200_06_LCA3_22, Loadcell Assembly (3 Load Cells) 22kN ( Monorail Impact Machine new upgraded drop tower and full motorized system and accessories).

Waiver Rationale Summary

The market research was started in November 2022 and continued through February 2023. The required equipment is not available on OMB’s preferred Best-in- Class governmentwide contracts. The requirement equipment is not available via any of the required sources under FAR 8.002 such as CDC inventories, excess from other agencies, the Federal Prison Industries, Inc., or on the list maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled. The NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories. A notice of Intent to Sole Source to Cadex, Inc. closed on 26 April 2023 and no responses were received.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

No

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

No

OMB Determination

Consistent with Policy

Product

ENGINE INSTRUMENTS

NAICS

541380 - Testing Laboratories

Date Submitted

05/16/2023

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

Solicitation ID

N/A

Procurement Stage

Pre-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

Instant Delivery Only

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION